CUSAS 03, 1025 (P325880)

Administrative tablet excavated in Garšana (mod. uncertain), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA

Museum Number

CUNES 52-04-054

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Garšana (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (allotment of various commodities: barley, flour, small cattle, bread and so on)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

150.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(ban2) kasz saga 1(barig) 1(ban2)-ta]
2. [1(ban2)] kasz saga#
3. 3(ban2)# kasz du
4. 2(ban2)# nig2-ar3-ra saga#
5. 2(ban2)# 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
6. 5(disz)# sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
7. 5(disz)# sila3 gu2-tur al-us2-sa
8. 3(disz)# udu ba-usz2
9. [n] 1(disz)# ad3 udu
10. 1(ban2)# mun du
11. dug# udul2-gal-sze3
12. 3(u) sa gi NE
13. [tu7] ba-ra-sze6
14. kasz#-de2-a {d}nin-{d}su4-an-na a-hu-a
15. 3(ban2)# kasz saga 1(ban2)-ta
16. 6(asz)# 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur
17. 2(barig) 3(disz) sila3 ninda gal gesz-asz 1(disz) sila3 duh
18. 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda gal du 1(disz) sila3 duh gur
19. 3(ban2) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu us2
20. 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda dabin gur
21. 2(ban2)# ninda szu-ra du
22. 2(asz)# 2(barig) ninda duh gur
23. 1(disz) udu niga gu4-e-us2-sa
24. 1(disz) ud5
25. 1(disz) masz2
26. ba-usz2 mu erin2-na-sze3
27. 2(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
28. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
29. 5(disz) sila3 ba-ba-sze
30. 5(disz)# sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
31. [5(disz) sila3] gu2-tur al-us2-sa
32. [n] ad3 udu
column 2
1. [1(ban2) 5(disz)? sila3 mun du]
2. [dug udul2-gal]-sze3
3. [4(gesz2) 5(u) sa gi] NE
4. [tu7] ba-ra#-sze6
5. 6(gesz2) 2(u) dug sila3 bur-zi#
6. tu7 ba-ak
7. kasz-de2-a {d}inanna zabala4{ki}
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) kasz du gur
9. 2(ban2) 6(disz) [sila3] ninda gal gesz-asz 1(disz) sila3 duh
10. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda gal du 1(disz) sila3 duh#
11. 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 5(disz) gin2# [ninda zi3-gu us2]
12. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda# [dabin]
13. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda# [duh]
14. 4(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga#
15. 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
16. 2(disz) sila3 ba-ba-sze
17. 3(disz) ad3 udu
18. 5(disz) sila3 mun du
19. {uruda}szen-sze3
20. 1(gesz2) sa gi NE
21. tu7 ba-ra-sze6
22. 2(gesz2) dug sila3 bur#-[zi]
23. tu7 ba-ak#
24. kasz-de2-a {d}ne3-[eri11]-gal# dumu da-da#-[(x)]
25. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du# [gur]
26. 8(disz) sila3 ninda gal gesz#-asz# [1(disz) sila3 duh]
27. 1(barig) 9(disz) sila3 ninda gal du 1(disz) sila3 duh#
28. 4(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-[gu us2]
29. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz)# [5/6(disz) sila3 ninda dabin]
reverse
column 1
1. [2(barig) 1(ban2) ninda duh]
2. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga#
3. 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na#
4. 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
5. 5(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al-us2#-sa
6. 2(disz) ad3 [udu]
7. 5(disz) sila3 mun [du]
8. dug udul2-gal-sze3
9. 2(u) sa gi NE
10. tu7 ba-ra-sze6
11. 1(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi
12. tu7 ba-ak
13. kasz-de2-a {d}inanna-iri{ki}
14. 3(barig) 3(ban2) kasz du
15. 1(ban2) ninda gal gesz-asz 1(disz) sila3 duh
16. 1(barig) 1(disz) sila3 ninda gal du 1(disz) sila3 duh
17. 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu us2
18. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda dabin
19. 2(ban2) ninda duh
20. 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga
21. 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
22. 5(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
23. 2(disz) sila3 gu2-tur al-us2#-[sa]
24. 2(disz) ad3 udu#
25. dug udul2-gal-[sze3]
26. 5(u) sa gi NE
27. tu7 ba-ra-sze6
28. 2(gesz2) dug sila3 bur-zi
29. tu7 ba-ak
30. kasz-de2-a {d}ne3-eri11-gal# dumu e2-e2-zi#-[(x)]
  blank space
31. [szunigin 1(disz) udu niga] gu4-e-us2-sa
column 2
1. [szunigin 1(disz) ud5]
2. [szunigin 1(disz)] masz2
3. [szunigin] 2(barig)# 3(ban2)# 9(disz)# sila3 ninda gal gesz-asz 1(disz) sila3 duh
4. szunigin# 3(asz)# 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda gal du 1(disz) sila3 duh gur
5. szunigin# 2(ban2) ninda szu-ra du
6. szunigin# 4(ban2) 7(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 ninda zi3-gu us2
7. szunigin# 2(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 ninda dabin gur
8. szunigin# 3(asz)# 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 ninda duh gur
9. szunigin# 3(barig)# 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra saga
10. szunigin# 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
11. szunigin# 7(disz) sila3 ba-ba-sze
12. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal al-ar3-ra
13. szunigin 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-[tur al]-us2-sa
14. szunigin 1(ban2) kasz# x saga
15. szunigin# 3(ban2) kasz saga 1(barig)# 1(ban2)#-ta
16. szunigin# 7(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2)# 5(disz)# sila3 kasz# du#
17. szunigin# 1(u) 8(disz) ad3 udu
18. szunigin# 3(ban2)# 5(disz)#? sila3# mun du
19. szunigin 7(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi NE
20. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) dug sila3 bur-zi
  blank space
21. kasz-de2-a dingir-re-e-ne
22. zi-ga
23. me#-{d}isztaran
24. ki {d}iszkur-illat-ta
25. ba-zi
26. sza3 gar-sza-an-na{ki#}
27. iti sze-sag11-ku5
28. mu en-am-gal-an-na en {d}inanna unu{ki}-ga ba-hun
left
1. [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (allotment of various commodities: barley, flour, small cattle, bread and so on)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P325880

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 150.0 mm × 75.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation 75% (Surface: 80%)

Provenance

Provenience Garšana (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Department of Near Eastern Studies, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Museum Number CUNES 52-04-054
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 163151

References

  • primary: CUSAS 3, 1025

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: CUSAS 6, p.31-65, p. 31-43

    [Brunke2011Garšana] Brunke, Hagan. 2011. “Food in the Garšana Texts.” In Garšana Studies, edited by David I. Owen, 31–65. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 6. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-21 at 10:01:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Reckling, Lucas CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-01-30 at 13:24:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:55:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 11:47:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 20:52:06 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-04-06 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Fitzgerald, Madeleine CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1025 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325880.
CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry (No. P325880). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325880
CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325880 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325880},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/2/
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Cite this Artifact

“CUSAS 03, 1025 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 6, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P325880.
CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry (No. P325880). (2006, April 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P325880
CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P325880 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {apr 6},
	title = {CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P325880},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P325880},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/4/6/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P325880
LB  - CDLI:P325880
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - CUSAS 03, 1025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P325880
ER  -
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